WASHINGTON — A limited version of the Trump travel ban went into effect Thursday night — and senior Trump administration officials promised it would not unleash the same chaos caused by the first version of the ban.

Hours before they got set to implement the new, more limited ban allowed by the Supreme Court, officials said they'd worked hard to make sure there'd be a smooth process to figure out which refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries on the banned list would be able to enter the country.

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"We expect business as usual at the ports of entry starting at 8 p.m. tonight," a senior administration official said on a conference call with reporters.

This time, Trump administration officials waited days after the Supreme Court ruling to begin implementing the new policy, including caveats for many groups and room for consulates around the world to offer exceptions.

The new instructions issued by the State Department, following guidance by the Supreme Court, will affect visa applicants from Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Iran and Yemen. An applicant must prove a "bona fide relationship" with a close family member, which Trump's team based on guidance in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Relationships that count include parent, spouse, child, adult son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the United States, but not grandparents or grandchildren.

But lawyers for the state of Hawaii challenged the revised ban, saying it narrowly interprets the nature of qualifying family relationships outlined by the court.

The Trump administration, meanwhile, expanded its guidelines to people engaged to U.S. citizens to be able to receive visas. Government officials estimated that roughly half of those who would have been barred from the original ban would be permitted to enter the country now because of their family relationships or professional or educational connections.

The administration's relatively wide interpretation of the Supreme Court ruling didn't sit well with some of the ban's critics.

Protesters demonstrated at JFK airport when the ban was first proposed in June. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

"I am troubled to learn that the administration is planning a far broader implementation than what the court allowed. I urge the administration to reel in their plan and focus on bipartisan solutions to keeping our homeland safe," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives passed a pair of bills aimed at punishing so-called "sanctuary cities" and undocumented immigrants.

One bill would bar cities and localities who don't fully comply with federal demands to turn over undocumented immigrants who they've detained from receiving federal grants to prevent terrorism and support law enforcement.

The other criminalizes and significantly increases penalties for undocumented immigrants who are caught by authorities multiple times. Trump hailed the passage of the bill on Twitter, calling it "good news."